酝酿 (yùn niàng) is a Chinese word meaning “(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue)”.
Meanings
- 1(of alcohol) to ferment
- 2(of a crisis) to be brewing
- 3to mull over (an issue)
- 4to hold exploratory discussions
- Part of speech
- verb
Characters in 酝酿
Related words
酿酒to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc)酿to ferment酿成to make (wine or spirits)酿造to brew佳酿excellent wine酿制to brew (beer, soy sauce etc); to make (wine, vinegar etc); to distill (spirits)酿酒业brewing industry酒酿sweet fermented rice酝to brew甜酒酿fermented rice私酿to brew alcoholic drinks illegally精酿啤酒craft beer